Crime Story

[the ghoul]

Here is a TV show that was way ahead of its time in the mid-eighties when it was produced, even though it was an early 60's period piece.  If Crime Story had been made today, it would probably be on HBO and have a huge following. I just got done watching the first season on DVD, and it just blows me away that it is so incredibly good.

The DVD box has a quote on the front calling the show "a precursor of the Sopranos," and while I can definitely understand the comparison, the quote really doesn't do this great show enough justice.  I find Crime Story to be edgier in its own way, and at times a lot wackier and over-the-top than the Sopranos. It also has way more style, almost to the level of a good spaghetti western or a Tarantino flick.

Then there's the cars.  Never before or since has there been so many awesome cars in every single episode of a TV show.  If you like late 50's/early 60's cars.  The show is worth watching for that alone.

If you haven't seen Crime Story, I highly recommend it, but I have one warning.  You will most likely get very addicted to the show, and then it ends after only 2 seasons.  It's too bad people werent more into this show when it came out, so it could have lasted longer.

Does anyone else out there like or dislike this TV series?  If so, post your thoughts about it either way.

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[judge death]

Remember the show, loved it.

BTW, did you like "Homicide: Life on the street"?

[the ghoul]

BTW, did you like "Homicide: Life on the street"?

I've never watched it.

[judge death]

BTW, did you like "Homicide: Life on the street"?

I've never watched it.

  You might like it, see if you can find it somewhere on reruns or something.

[Rev. Powell]

BTW, did you like "Homicide: Life on the street"?

I've never watched it.

  You might like it, see if you can find it somewhere on reruns or something.

I've never seen "Crime Story," but I agree that the first season of "Homicide" is great police procedural drama.  The season's only 9 episodes long. The show remained pretty good afterward but never really lived up the promise of the first season IMO.   

[Warp Ninja X]

I remember when I was in the six grade me and my mom used to watch Crime Story all the time. I also loves the theme song by The Late Del Shannon.

[Jim H]

Yeah, the remix of Runaway Del Shannon made for the show I like quite a bit more than the original.  It basically combines what I like about Golden Oldies and 80s pop, my two favorite periods of music.  It's a shame he killed himself right before he could join the Traveling Wilburys.  That would have been awesome.

As far as Crime Story - it's a really good show.  I've been intending to get the DVD for ages.  I didn't originally because it was too expensive.  The current version is a lot cheaper though.  Hmm.

One complaint is they changed the music from the original broadcasts.  I've seen a listing of what was replaced and what they changed it with.  Some of it isn't too bad, but they lost some good stuff with the changeover.  Too bad.

The best way to see the show, therefore, is probably the Japanese laser disc of the first season.  I THINK the Japanese LD and the original low quality VHS releases are the only ones that have the music intact.  But it's expensive and rare - and they never released the second season on LD anyway.

On another note, while googling the disc, I found a comment on a thread from 2007 on this forum talking about that - with me again suggesting the Japanese LDs.   

On that random note, Let It Be, Song of the South, Radioactive Dreams, and a number of other LDs brought up in that thread still haven't seen DVD releases.  Night of the Creeps just did though!